This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections. The note goes over the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of NSTI. If was created by Mauz Asghar (Medical Student, University of Saskatchewan), Aafia Maqsood (Medical Student, University of
Saskatchewan), with the help of Dr. Gus (Pediatric Plastic Surgeon, University of Toronto)

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References:

1. Necrotizing soft tissue infections. UptoDate. . https://www.uptodate.com/contents/necrotizing-soft-tissue-infections

2. Pfeifle VA, Schmidt A, Wildbrett J, et al. Necrotizing fasciitis in children due to minor lesions. J Pediatr Surg Case Rep. 2017;25:C52-C55. . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2017.08.005 

3. Arne Schroder̈, Gerin A, Firth GB, Hoffmann KS, Grieve A, Christina Oetzmann vS. A systematic review of necrotising fasciitis in children from its first description in 1930 to 2018. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2019;19.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3941-3 

4. Szilagyi J, Kuester V, Reznicek J. Pediatric necrotizing fasciitis. J Pediatr Orthop Soc North Am. 2023;5(4):Article 728. Published November 1, 2023.  https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2023-728